Do not slaughter the paschal sacrifice while in possession of leaven

Commandment Details

• Mishneh Torah #: 405
• Mishneh Torah Book #: 9
• Mishneh Torah Book: Sacrifices
• Mishneh Torah Category: 48- The Pesach Sacrifice
• Reference: Exodus 23:18
• Scripture Book: Exodus
• Scripture Chapter: 23
• Scripture Verse: 18
• English: You shall not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread; nor is the fat of My feast to remain overnight until morning.
• Hebrew: יח לֹא-תִזְבַּח עַל-חָמֵץ, דַּם-זִבְחִי; וְלֹא-יָלִין חֵלֶב-חַגִּי, עַד-בֹּקֶר.
• Greek: 18 ὅταν γὰρ ἐκβάλω ἔθνη ἀπὸ προσώπου σου καὶ ἐμπλατύνω τὰ ὅριά σου, οὐ θύσεις ἐπὶ ζύμῃ αἷμα θυσιάσματός μου, οὐδὲ μὴ κοιμηθῇ στέαρ τῆς ἑορτῆς μου ἕως πρωί.
• Parashah: 18- Mishpatim
• Sefer Hachinuch #: 89
• Sef. Hach. Command: Not to ritually slay the Passover offering on the eve of Passover while there is yet chametz in our possession
• Category: Sacrifices and Offerings
• We can perform today: No